A plan for booster vaccines is “urgent” as the protection provided by two doses of the Pfizer and the AstraZeneca shots could fall to below 50 per cent for the elderly by winter, a leading scientist has warned. Professor Tim Spector, lead scientist on the Zoe Covid study app, said the results showed that protection […]

Global, July 21 2021 For the more than one billion people in the world who live with some kind of disability, travelling can be a challenging affair. Recognizing the importance of removing unnecessary barriers to tourism, ISO has published a standard to help the industry make travel accessible to everyone. ISO 21902, Tourism and related services – Accessible tourism for all – […]

An escape route in a tower became smoke-logged like a “broken chimney” during a fire after its ventilation system failed, a report has found. Dozens of people received medical treatment after a fire ripped through a 19-storey block in east London, which is encased in Grenfell-style cladding, last month.  A report into the blaze at […]

Americas, Tourism, March 29 2021 United States: Handiscover, a leading accessibility and disability data organization, found that over a third of people with disabilities in America say that hotels have not met their accessibility needs. It is estimated that 60 million people in the United States live with a long-term illness or disability that requires specific […]

Americas, Tourism, December 13 2019 BARBADOS: Hotels, guest houses and villas may soon be required to ensure their properties are fully accessible for people with disabilities, Minister of Tourism Kerrie Symmonds hinted on Wednesday. He said changes could be coming to the “tremendous amount” of concessions being granted to the tourism industry. He made the suggestion […]

Inner Range access control products all include intruder detection systems certified as Grade 3, according to European Standard EN50131-1. The grading system reflects how skilled and prepared intruders might be. Grade 3 (on an ascending risk scale from 1 to 4) assumes intruders will have some knowledge of an alarm system and a comprehensive range […]

[ad_1] Cyber security has become a board level issue over the past decade, with breaches resulting in regulatory fines and customer loss and compromised supplier relationships. While around 1.2 million organisations now boast compliance with the ISO 9001 standard, just 45,000 have achieved accredited certification to the cyber security equivalent: ISO 27001.  The problem is […]